Experience Kent is an "AV" rated Eminent Domain trial lawyer who has concentrated his practice in the field of Eminent Domain, Inverse Condemnation and Property Rights since 1991. Kent has handled over 1000 condemnation parcels including all types of complex eminent domain cases representing both property and business owners as well as select condemning authorities on all types of properties throughout the State of Florida. He has represented clients in Eminent Domain and Inverse Condemnation cases involving the taking of properties for the following types of projects and matters: · All types of Roads (Highways, Parkways, Expressways, Interchanges, Bridges, Road Widenings, etc.) · Retention and Detention Ponds · Railroads · Commuter Rail · Power Lines (High Voltage Transmission and Distribution Lines) · Water Lines (Raw Water Lines and Potable Water Lines) · Reclaimed Water Lines · Sewer Lines · Natural Gas Pipelines · Liquefied Natural Gas Pipelines · Petroleum Products Pipelines · Raw Water Sources · Well Fields · Landfills · Spoil Sites · Public Parks and Open Space · Rails-To-Trails Projects · Conservation Areas · Government Buildings · Parking Facilities · Public Schools · Airports (Runway Expansions) · Avigation Easements · Tree Clearing Easements · City Wide Water and Sewer Plants and Distribution and Collection Systems · City Wide Electric Distribution Systems · Fiber Optic Lines · Flowage Easements · Drainage Easements · Flooding Cases · River Restoration Cases · Beach Erosion Cases · Regulatory Takings Cases · Exaction Cases He has participated in numerous eminent domain and inverse condemnation proceedings, valuation trials, arbitrations and Bert Harris Actions. These matters have ranged in value from a few hundred dollars to over $100,000,000. Background Kent grew up in Orlando, where he graduated from Edgewater High School. Kent graduated with honors from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, before attending Stetson University College of Law - where he also graduated with honors. Before beginning his career with GrayRobinson, Kent served as a Judicial Extern for the Honorable Elizabeth A. Kovachevich, United States District Judge and then served as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Paul H. Roney, Senior and Former Chief Judge of the United States Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Professional · American Bar Association · The Florida Bar (1991)
- Eminent Domain Committee · Orange County Bar Association · United States District Court (Middle, Southern and Northern Districts of Florida) · United States Court of Appeals · United States Court of Federal Claims · Florida Supreme Court · Association of Eminent Domain Professionals · AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell · Florida Super Lawyers, 2010, 2011 · The Best Lawyers of America, 2007-2012 · Best Lawyer by Orlando Magazine, 2007-2009 · Florida Trend "Legal Elite," 2011 · Million Dollar Advocates Forum Media · Interview on Channel 13 Orlando. October 2010. |